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PAM COOPER’S PATHWAYS: Confederates made use of Indian River during Civil War Florida was not as much involved in the Civil seized a schooner and took the sloop Charm and War as its neighboring states. However, there 11 men and an unnamed, unmanned boat loaded were a few incidents of blockade runners in Vero with cotton in the Indian River south of the Beach and Sebastian. There were no battles, but Sebastian River. many ships were lost. An interesting note is the last Confederate widow The Confederates needed supplies for their to receive a Civil War Pension in Indian River troops and often they used the Indian River County was in 1962. Annie Joanna (Joie) Ruffner, Pam Cooper as their main route in order to hide. At the who lived in Sebastian was married to Lt. Col. Narrows (John’s Island area) on Feb. 4, 1863, a boat crew, Henry D. Ruffner. Their home still stands on Indian River including seven refugees from the USS Sagamore, under Drive in Roseland. the command of Acting Masters Mate H.S. Crain, made a For further research on the Civil War in the Indian reconnaissance up the St. Johns River. Near Indian River River County area, there is a bibliography and a file on Narrows they came upon the Confederate schooner Pride the veterans buried in the county. Joe Crankshaw, author which was captured. Destroying 47 sacks (188 bushels) of and a former reporter for Treasure Coast Newspapers, salt, they returned to the inlet with boat and prisoners and authored a timeline of events in the area. This is available turned them over to the commander of the Union, on the in the Heritage Center publication found in the library. bark Gem of the Sea. Pam Cooper is supervisor of the Archive Center & Genealogy Department at the In the same year on Feb. 23, boats from the USS Sagamore Indian River County main library. Lemmon Drop Special 10% Off Coupon Expires December 31st,2016
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JUST WONDERING: How many people went to Vero Beach’s three beach parks in 2015? Monthly attendance (in order of popularity) at Vero Beach’s three public beach parks in 2015: 1) March (90,415) 2) April (77,356) 3) May (62,535) 4) June (61,452) 5) July (60,425) 6) December (54,722) 7) February (45,783) 8) August (45,657) 9) September (42,662) 10) November (41,105) 11) January (39,675) 12) October (35,787) – Source: Vero Beach Lifeguard Association
LEMMON DROPS: Vero Beach 32963 aggressively taking on Press Journal Six bite-size Lemmon Drops to nibble on while waiting for the next wave of Powerball fever:
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Journal has long been “the Big Dog” of the local media. The weekly Vero Beach 32963 is now aggressively going after that title. Last month, 32963 publisher Milton Benjamin placed an ad on the website JournalismJobs.com that was like a shot across the bow to the Press Journal’s future owner, Gannett, which publishes Florida Today, the dominant newspaper in Brevard County. “Having ousted Scripps as the #1 news organization in Vero Beach, then expanded our newspaper dominance during the short time Journal Media Group owned the local daily, our weekly newspaper, Vero Beach 32963, is gearing up for a new challenge in early 2016 when Gannett takes ownership of the daily paper.” The next sentence in the ad made me laugh because of S KETETTAASTT CK TTIIC TA ARR T SS T
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Benjamin’s chest-beating. “We have more than twice as many editors, reporters and photographers here in Indian River County as the daily – but we want MORE.” There’s no denying 32963 has more newsroom personnel based in Indian River County than the Press Journal. Meanwhile, the newspaper is 32963’s top priority. In contrast, the Press Russ Lemmon Journal is a “digital-first newsroom” with Twitter and Facebook playing big roles in its news strategy. Knowing that difference in philosophies makes this paragraph from 32963’s ad even funnier (because it’s like an inside joke): “We couldn’t care less if you have never tweeted a single tweet, have no followers on Facebook, and no clue how to shoot video on your iPhone. We are about long-form print
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772-643-5147 Vero Beach/Surrounding Areas journalism. If you need 1,000 or 1,500 or (gasp) 2,000 words to tell a compelling story, you’ve got it! “If you’ve got the journalistic chops, we are prepared to pay a competitive salary. And by the way, our beachside community is one of the nicest places to live and work on earth.” I found it curious that Benjamin did not mention 32963’s sister publication, Vero News, in the ad. Vero News has a larger circulation, but 32963 has the deserved reputation of being a must-read. The site where Denny’s used to be on U.S. 1 (in the Kmart Plaza vicinity) is being cleared for a small commercial development. The main attraction will be Moe’s Southwest Grill. The matchmaker for the site was Billy Moss, a broker with Lambert Commercial Real Estate. “I was working on (Moe’s) for years,” he said. Moe’s is expected to open in late spring or early summer. At the intersection of U.S. 1 and eastbound County Road 512
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The Treasure Finder Twenty-six Florida Highwaymen artists were The Highwaymen are now more popular than ever inducted into the state’s Artists Hall of Fame in – a movie about them is in the planning stages. 2004. Eleven of these magnificently talented artists Some of the Highwaymen will display their have died – the latest being Carnell “Pete” Smith, unique and breathtaking Florida landscape who passed away on Dec. 15. paintings at the 5th annual Jetson’s Highwaymen These 26 individuals represent the beginning Art Show at the Jetson Store, 4145 S. U.S. 1, in Fort Ralph Oko of the “Indian River School of Art.” These Pierce on Jan. 30 (from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.). They will Highwaymen created their individual styles of have their art and books available for purchase. painting of the landscapes, waterscapes, marshes, lagoons This is your opportunity to mingle with these talented artists. and inlets in the Treasure Coast and throughout Florida. Those scheduled to attend include Curtis Arnett, Al The majority of the 15 living Highwaymen live in Vero Black, Mary Ann Carroll, Willie Daniels, James Gibson, Beach and Fort Pierce. The ages of the living Highwaymen Isaac Knight, R.L. Lewis, John Maynor, Roy McLendon and range from 65 to the mid-80s. Willie Reagan. Doretha Hair, widow of Alfred Hair, will The living Highwaymen are still painting. (The Rev. also be participating. Sylvester Wells has been blind for the past few years and John Jetson’s magnificent Highwaymen collection will be is unable to paint.) Some of their individual styles have on display. changed with time. They usually can be found at local art Ralph Oko is host of “The Treasure Finder Roadshow” on WAXE 1370 AM shows and exhibitions. They are legends never to be forgotten. and 107.9 FM. The one-hour show airs Tuesdays at 4 p.m. and Sundays at 5:30 p.m.
Top 500 countdown Russ Lemmon, who loves music (and lists), spent a lot of time putting together his Top 500 favorite songs of all-time. For the next few years, Lemmon Lines will be counting ‘em down. 302. “Top of the World” (1972) The Carpenters Memory: Ah, such innocent times back then. 301. “Shower the People” (1976) James Taylor Memory: A song with a simple message about love. 300. “Not Ready to Make Nice” (2006) Dixie Chicks Memory: The country trio’s powerful “answer” to being ostracized in 2003 after criticizing President Bush in London before the start of the Iraq War. All the songs thus far in the countdown can be found on LemmonLines.com.
Fun facts Indian River County’s website (ircgov.com) has seen the number of page views skyrocket in recent years. During fiscal year 2014-15, the website had 3.1 million page views. Two years before, the number was 1.8 million. The projection for the current fiscal year is 3.5 million page views. – Source: Indian River County
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